TI-2020-01951 Aliases CVE-2020-2036 GHSA-qc34-jwcm-8qfc

PAN-OS: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in management web interface

MEDIUM 59CWE-79Published 2020-09-09 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the PAN-OS management web interface. A remote attacker able to convince an administrator with an active authenticated session on the firewall management interface to click on a crafted link to that management web interface could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the administrator's browser and perform administrative actions. This issue impacts: PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.16; PAN-OS 9.0 versions earlier than PAN-OS 9.0.9.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.2389 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks): 9.0.9, 9.1.0, 8.1.16 +1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Palo Alto Networks	PAN-OS	9.0 to before 9.0.9; 8.1 to before 8.1.16	9.0.9, 9.1.0, 8.1.16, 10.0.0	Patch available	CNA

PAN-OS VendorPalo Alto Networks Affected 9.0 to before 9.0.9; 8.1 to before 8.1.16 Fixed in 9.0.9, 9.1.0, 8.1.16, 10.0.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os::::::::	8.1.0 to before 8.1.16; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.9	Vulnerable	CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 to before 8.1.16; 9.0.0 to before 9.0.9 Vulnerable ·CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Remediation

Fix · CNA PAN-OS (Palo Alto Networks) Fixed in 9.0.9, 9.1.0, 8.1.16, 10.0.0

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2036
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc34-jwcm-8qfc

References

Advisory 1

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2020-2036

TI-2024-08782 Expedition: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection Vulnerability Leads to Firewall Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2024-03172 PAN-OS: Arbitrary File Creation Leads to OS Command Injection Vulnerability in GlobalProtect KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2020-01936 PAN-OS: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2017-11675 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 6.1.19, 7.0.x before 7.0.19, 7.1.x before 7.1.14, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-00239 PAN-OS: Unauthenticated user initiated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in User-ID™ Authentication Portal KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2024-08784 Expedition: SQL Injection Leads to Firewall Admin Credential Disclosure KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2

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Sources

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